Lavatory apparatus.



W. S. GRAHAM.

LAVATORY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION [ILED SEPT.2B, 1908.

1,144,304.. Patented Jun@ 29, 1915.

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W. S. GRAHAM.

LAvAToRY APPARATUS.

I I APPLICATION FILED SEPTIZB, 1908.

1,144,704., Patented June 29, 1915.

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W. S. GRAHAM. LAVATORY APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED senza, 190s.

Patented J une 29, 1915.

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WILLIAM SYDNEY G I" COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

Lnv'ronY APPARATUS.

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Specication of Letters Patent. Y Patented June 29,. 1915,

Application filed September 28, 1908. Serial No. 455,177.

To all whom it may concer/n.'

Be it known that I, WILLiAM SYDNEY GRAHAM, citizen of the United. States, re-

siding at Chicago, in the County of Cook` tion in lavatory apparatus including the arrangement and mode of operation of the water supply valves and the valve controlling the waste, the object being to provide a device .of this character in which the basin top is substantially free of projections and' which is simple and eiiicient in construction and operation, and consists in the" features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention: Figure 1 is a fragmentary central vertical section of a-basm constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. Q is a fragmentary detail section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 Fig. 3 3 is a detail fragmentary section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 part of this view being shown in elevation. Fig. 4 is a fra mentary detail section on the line 4 4 of 4ig. 1 Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively sections on the lines 5 5 and 6 6 of Fig. 1 Fig. 7 is a fragmentary central vertical section partly in elevation showing the waste valve operating device disposed on the splash board. Fig. 8 is a detail view in elevation of the cam employed to actuate the lever controlling the waste valve. Fig, 9 isa fragmentary detail vertical section showing the push buttons operating the cocks disposed on the splash board and the manner of connecting the same with said cocks.

The object of my present invention is to provide a basin in which all valve mechanism is disposed underneath the slab or basin top whereby the exposure of a lot of nickel plated ware above the slab or basin top is avoided, thus not only economizing space but also'obviating the necessity of con-- tinually polishing such ware.

A further object of my invention is to provide a basin yin which .the valve mechanism controlling both supply and waste is not only simple and efficient but so disposed as to economizespace to the greatest possible degree.

Another object of my invention is to provide means whereby the basin'may be easily removed and replacedv without disturbing the service pipe connections.

- The invention consists particularly inproviding a fixture which is entirely separate AM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SSIGN'OR TO FEDERAL-HUBER from the "basin, slab and splash board and' comprises the service and waste pipe connections of the basinA and is adapted to be easily and quickly coupled with thesame without necessitating access underneath the basin and slab or back of the splash-board for. the purpose of removing any fastening or coupling devices.

In other words the invention consists primarily in providing only exposed and easily accessible coupling means between the xture lmentioned and the said bowl and slab or splash-board. r

. The invention consists further in providmg means actuating the cocks, and waste valve disposed belowthe slab from points above the upper face of the latter, including points on the splash board, said actuating means having no connection with and being separable from the said cocks and carried by the slab or splash board andremovable with the latter.

The invention consists further in the means provided for adjusting the valve actuating means with relation to the valvestems to prevent lost motion.

The invention consists also in certain details of constructionwhich will hereinafter appearand by means of which certain advantages are gained.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates the bowl of a basin and Q the slab or basin top. In the instance illustrated these parts are shown as made of metal, thoughit will be understood that any other material may beemployed.

The valve mechanism controlling. the water supply is separate and distinct from the basin but is capable of being easily attached thereto. The said mechanism comprises a pipe 3 passing from the slab or basin top 2- to the waste pipe 4 and in whichv a lever --5 v is disposed which controls and actuates the valve --l'con-A- A ing integral .inra ange -8-. on the opposite wa .3. At its lower ,end the said lever -5- is provided lwith a projection through a lateral opening and having its threaded end entering a threaded opelling` degrees to the lower end portion of said lever and which bearsupon the lower'i'ace of the valve -6-. At'its upper-end said lever -5- is equipped with a cross head. which is adapted to be en aged by the projection -11- extending ownwardly from the lower face of a revoluble member -12- equipped' with ka knob I3- by means of which it is turned. Said member -12- is provided between its ends with an annular lang 14- resting upon the .upper endo said pipe 3 and confined between the latter and the overhanging flange T15- of a union' nut 16- engaging the externally threaded upper-end portion lof said pipe 3-. The said: projection 11 being disposed t eccentric to the member -12- serves when said member is turned in either direction to. ,move the upper end of said lever -'5- rearwardly, thereby elevatingr the projection at the lower end of said with the service pipes and at their other end j basin -1 bein tween leverand vopening the said valve -6-,. The latter closes by gravity vwhen said member -12'- is-freturned to the position shown in Fig. 1-e. Integral with said pipe -lrland surrounding the same are the walls 17 of passages *1S- through which water is adapted to flow from the service pipes into the basin, said passages terminatin g1 at one end in a pipe *19- connected in a p1pe"-20- to which the nozzle -.21 is adapted to be secured, the bowl of the confined betweenv an annular angefon said pipe 20- and a flange 22 of said nozzle. In the bottom of the basin and entering'thev upper fend of said waste pipe-A-L- isv a yperforated cap -23.

equipped vwith anv annular lia-nge -24- be '-25-- on the upper end of said waste pipe ,4- said bowl --lis confined, the said cap v--23- havin threaded engagement with the mouth o Y said waste pipe -4-.

, The said pipe -19- is provided with opy positely disposed slots -30-4 through which i e cold water cocks -33, disposed-on opposaid pipe communicates with the 'outlet end ofa Adischarge nozzle -31- connecting with the valve casings 4-32 ofhot and discharge nozzle -431-, the latter being sewhich anda similar annular flange cured said pipe by means of a flanged nut 3ft-f in an obvious manner.

lThe hot and cold water supply connections are identical; they comprise casing 32 provided at one side wlth a passage -.35-

. connected with the service pipe, the said pasthe basin top is a sleeve 50 `provided adper end with an annular flange -51- resting upon theba'sin top and be'v jacent'its u tween which anda nut 52- the basin top is confined. .In the lower \wall of-said sleeve --50- is a rectangular openlng in which/.85

said member 4.8- is lngitudinally movach casing is provided able. The said stem -49-' of the latter en- .tersthe central threadedopening in a lunger -53- longitudinally reciprocab e in said sleeve 50-, and upon the upper end of which the usual porcelain button -'-54L` l isl mounted. ,The said plunger -53- is provided at its lower end with an annular ,flange -55- which is provided with a pluof which the set screw-57- mounted in al laterally disposed threadedvopening in said sleeve 50,is adapted to project to hold said plunger -53- against rotation rela tively to said sleeve 50'-.

The operation, orvmore particularly, the manner of adjusting the cocks vor -valves above described isavery simple and eicient.

lAfter said sleeve -50- has been mounted in the basin top the plunger -53- carrying the member -48- is dropped into place,

the set screw -57- being at this time removed. `Owing to the fact that said member isA incapable of rotation relatively to said sleeve -50-, its position with relation tothe plunger -53- and valve `stem ,-416- is very easily adjusted by merely rotatiug said plunger --531-` until the latter is supported at the desired elevation above the upper face of the basin top, said plunger being supported upon the valve stem -46- in an obvious manner.; After the position of the plunger 53 has been properly adjusted the said set screw -'57 is inserted and by its projections into one of said slots 56- prevents rotation of said plunger relatively to said member 48.

In order to remove the sary to only remove the nozzle -21-, perforatedcap sleeve 5G-:- yand said readily removed without disturbing lthe cocks or necessitating shutting oil the water. Furthermore I am enabled to readily make basin it is necesf.,

V 234-5 andthe member -12-f, whereupon the basin and thebasin top are f the cocks below the same, this being very desirable. The absence of the cocks from sight also avoids the necessity of polishing and platingthe same thereby reducing cost and economizing the labor of cleansing and polishing the fixtures after installation. b

I have used the words f basin top more generally throughout the above specification than the more commonly used term slab as I desire to include in said words basin top either or both the slab and the splash-board.

In Figs. -7- to -9- inclusive I have shown the member controlling the waste valve and the push buttons controlling the basin cock disposed on the splash board thus leaving the slab free of projections. The member is revolubly mounted in the splash board -61- and carries the cam 02- disposed behind said splash board. The leverl -5- controls the waste valve by having the free end of the lever engaged and depressed by the end portions of the cam 62 whenthe latter is turned thereby opening said valve as will be obvious.

In the modification shown in Fig. 9 the push buttons or plunger-s -66- are longitudinallyy movable in sleeves --67- mounted in the splash board and at their inner ends engage the projection -68- of levers -69 pivotallyl secured at one end to the splash board in any suitable manner and pivotally secured at their other ends to plungers ,70- at one end of the latter, the other ends thereof bearing upon the upper ends of plungers -71- movablein guides -72- disposed upon the upper ends of the casings of the basin cocks and which said plungers 71- bear upon the valve-stems. Said plunger-s '-71- are adjustable in length as they consist of two parts having threaded connection with each other, one of said parts being polygonal and fitting the polygonal opening in the guide -72. The said plungers -7 1 are also suitably guided and are bent between their ends for obvious reasons.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a lavatory, the combination with a bowl, of an integral fixture curved around the side of said bowl and comprising a transverse conduit or passage for the supply of water, an outlet conduit for waste water, and means taking through the wall of the bowl and into .the conduits whereby the bowl is held in place at the upper and lower ends of said fixture.

Q. Ina lavatory, the combination of a bowl, of an integral fixture provided with a longitudinally extending passage way and transversely extending passage ways surrounding the longitudinally extending passage way, the transversely extending passage ways having communication with the water supply, the lower end of the longitudinally extending passage way having communication with the waste water supply, a spout extending through the bowl and. connected to the said integral fixture for holding the upper end of the saine and means takenv through the waste water pipe for holding the lower end of the fixture.

3. In a lavatory apparatus, a combination with a, bowl, of an integral fixture provided with aa longitudinally extending passage way a'nd transversely extending passage ways, means for detachably connecting the lower end of the longitudinally extending passage Ways with the bowl and means for detachably connecting the transversely extending passage ways with the upper end of' the bowl.

4. In a lavatory apparatus, a combination with a bowl of an integral fixture coinprising a longitudinally extending passage way and a transverse passage way surrounding the longitudinal passage way, means extending through the bowl for securing the lower end of the longitudinal passage way thereto, and a spout extending through the `upper end of the bowl and detachably secured to the transverse passage way for the purpose specified. y

5. In a lavatory apparatus, the combination with a bo\vl,-of an integral fixture detachably secured thereto, said fixture comprising a longitudinally extending passage way, and a transversely extending passage way, the medial portion of the transverse passage way extending around the longitudinally extending passage way, inlet pipes leading to one end of the transversely extending passage way, and a spout detachably connected to the opposite end of the transversely extending passage way for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I .have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

V'WILLIAM SYDNEY GRAHAM.

Witnesses RUDOLPH WM. Loiz, A. FRANK PHILIPLAW. 

